The First English Colonies |
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| Colony | Settlement | Leader | Date | Reason |
| Virginia | Jamestown | John Smith | 1607 | Trade |
| Massachusetts | Plymouth | William Bradford | 1620 | Religious freedom |
| Boston | John Winthrop | 1630 | Religious freedom | |
| New Hampshire | Portsmouth | John Mason | 1630 | Religious freedom and better land |
| Connecticut | Hartford | Thomas Hooker | 1636 | Religious freedom |
| Rhode Island | Providence | Roger Williams | 1636 | Religious freedom |